“I love dogs. I always have.
This week has brought my love of those blessings-from-above into crystal clarity because my family lost our 16 year-old Cocker Spaniel on Tuesday. He was a great dog...” (1/x) #Nelson theresurgent.com/2019/11/08/god…
This week has brought my love of those blessings-from-above into crystal clarity because my family lost our 16 year-old Cocker Spaniel on Tuesday. He was a great dog...” (1/x) #Nelson theresurgent.com/2019/11/08/god…
“...his birthday was August 7th – which happens to be mine, so we were sold. We named him Nelson, after @WillieNelson , one of my @carrahroy’s and my favorite musicians, and the centerpiece of the night of our first date in Austin, Texas @StubbsAustin.” (2/x) #Nelson
“We all have dog stories... But, for me, I will always remember his helping me when I needed it. In 2011, I was battling Hodgkins Lymphoma with a 2 year-old son and a 4 month-old daughter...” (3/x) #Nelson
“...at the lowest point of my chemotherapy treatment before I was declared cancer free, my little buddy – not known really as one who liked to snuggle with you – would hop up in the cot with me to make sure I knew everything would be ok.” (4/x) #Nelson
“Through faith and a recognition of what’s important, I knew it was going to be alright… in particular one night sitting there with Nelson on my lap and long before getting the “all clear,” I had this sense it would, indeed, be “alright.” (5/x) #Nelson
“There’s really no good reason for their existence other than our friendship... & enjoyment. But I do think that the way we interact with “man’s best friend” reveals a lot about us, & it brought me to the belief that it’s one of the many ways God watches over us.” #Nelson (6/x)
“The Lord is all around us if we look. Dogs are but one way. But they are... my favorite way of thinking that God is watching me and looking after me.” #Nelson (7/7) theresurgent.com/2019/11/08/god… cc: @JonahDispatch
